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Health care
Jutta Reinhard-Rupp

Wormy water

Merck, the German pharma corporation, is contributing to the elimination of schistosomiasis

Health care
Jutta Reinhard-Rupp

Transmission and implications of bilharzia

Transmission and impact of schistosomiasis

Teachers
Javier A. Cisterna Figueroa

One school, two kids

In Chile, the migration trend to urban centres leaves village schools empty

Herding
Boro Baski
Boro Baski

Traditional education

Why herding matters so much in the culture of the Santals, an Indian Adivasi tribe

Sports
Javier A. Cisterna Figueroa

Football can change things

In Chile, football helps children in poor neighbourhoods

Disability and inclusion
Lara Reiser
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

“Blind people have little hope of finding a job”

As a weltwärts volunteer, the blind Lara Reiser is currently working at a school for blind and visually impaired children in Cameroon

Sex tourism
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Dubious reputation

Cambodia is seen as a heaven for paedophiles and sex tourists

Sexual abuse
Grace Atuhaire

Depressing aspects of tourism

Even though prostitution is illegal, sex tourists leave a mark on Kenya’s coastal communities

Orphanage tourism
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Orphanages: sites for abusive tourism

Tourists and volunteers fuel an exploitative system

Food security
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Not enough for a healthy life

Malnutrition affects 2.5 billion people and can impair physical and mental development

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
How to end hunger
Why food security needs both peacebuilding and livelihood development
Eco-friendly agriculture must reduce farmers’ costs
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development
Addressing gender-based violence in Colombia

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood
How GIZ gets young people moving

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood
How GIZ gets young people moving